June 2016
AMES, Iowa – June 30, 2016 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Thursday, July 21, to discuss an Interstate 80 corridor study area that extends from east of Iowa City, approximately 1.5 miles west of Herbert Hoover Highway, to east of West Branch at Charles Avenue, in Johnson and Cedar counties. All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 5 and 6:30 p.m. in the Schwab Auditorium at the Coralville Public...
CHARITON, Iowa – June 29, 2016 – A construction project on Iowa 92 in Mahaska County from just east of the Oskaloosa Corporate limits east to the Keokuk County Line will require closing the roadway to traffic for approximately one month beginning 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 5, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Chariton construction office. The project includes reconstruction of Iowa 92 for approximately 1.15 miles near the Skunk River and hot-mix asphalt overlay on the...
NOTE: This news release is being sent as a courtesy to the Iowa Department of Public Safety and Iowa Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau. The Fourth of July is best known for celebrations with family and friends, enjoying the summer weather with food and drinks. Those celebrations often include drinking alcohol which can lead to impaired driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 164 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving at least one driver with a blood...
IOWA CITY, Iowa – June 27, 2016 – Two Iowa transit vehicle operators are headed for national and international level competition by earning top honors in Iowa's 30th Annual Public Transit Roadeo held in Iowa City June 25. Jean Dalsing, representing Region 8 Regional Transit Authority (RTA) in Dubuque, placed first in the small bus competition. Kevin Gries, representing CyRide in Ames, placed first in the large bus competition. Dalsing will represent the state of Iowa at the Community Transportation...
AMES, Iowa – June 27, 2016 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input on the proposed replacement of the Iowa 3 bridge over the North Raccoon River approximately 2.5 miles east of U.S. 71, and the drainage ditch that is approximately 3.3 miles east of U.S. 71 in Buena Vista County. The proposed project provides for replacing the existing North Raccoon River bridge with a 150-by-42-foot continuous concrete slab bridge, and replacing the 36-by-30-foot bridge over drainage...
AMES, Iowa – June 27, 2016 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input on the proposed bridge replacement on Iowa 141, over Garretson Ditch, 6.4 miles east of Interstate 29, in Woodbury County. The proposed project provides for replacement of the existing bridge with a 134 foot x 44 foot pretensioned prestressed concrete beam bridge. Traffic would be maintained during construction. For more information, see the website listed below. For general information or to make a comment...
AMES, Iowa – June 27, 2016 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Wednesday, July 6, to discuss the proposed improvements to U.S. 75 from Jackson Street in Merrill to Plymouth County Road C-38. Plymouth County Road C-38 will be closed at U.S. 75 during construction and traffic will be detoured using Key Avenue, 200th Street, 24th Street Southwest, and Lake Avenue. All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 5 and...
AMES, Iowa – June 24, 2016 – The fatal crash in a work zone on Interstate 35 in Warren County Thursday was the second such fatality this week and the eighth death in a work zone this construction season, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation. The Iowa DOT has embarked on the largest construction season in its history this year, with more than $716 million in projects in hundreds of work zones all over the state. Hundreds of other...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – June 24, 2016 – Bridge repair work on northbound Interstate 380 requires closing the westbound U.S. 30 exit ramp to northbound I-380 from 8 p.m. Friday, June 24, until 6 a.m. Monday, June 27, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Cedar Rapids construction office. This will be the fourth and final weekend closure. Traffic on westbound U.S. 30 will be detoured to Iowa 13/U.S. 151, to Iowa 100/Collins Road, and then to I-380....
CHARITON, Iowa – June 23, 2016 – Reconstruction of the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 with Portland concrete cement in Decatur County will require shifting northbound traffic onto one of the southbound I-35 lanes from 1.5 miles south of the Missouri state line to 6 miles north in Iowa beginning 6 p.m. Monday, June 27, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Chariton construction office. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction on southbound I-35...